Factors associated with refractory ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in a predominantly Hispanic population: A retrospective analysis

Table 2 Factors associated with mortality

Variables		Mortality		P value
		No (n = 92)	Yes (n = 87)
	Mean age	59.47 ± 13.56	58.67 ± 12.54	0.68
Gender	Male	49	51	0.47
	Female	43	36
Ethnicity	Hispanic or Latino	90	86	0.22
	Caucasian	2	0
	African American	0	1
Etiology of liver disease	Hepatitis (A, B, C, D)	11	12	0.61
	Congenital liver disease	0	3
	MASH	5	6
	Alcoholic liver disease	44	37
	Autoimmune hepatitis	15	11
	Others	12	14
	NA	5	4
Severity of ascites	Grade I	2	1	0.82
	Grade II	3	2
	Grade III	87	81
HE	None	60	59	0.43
	Grade I	1	3
	Grade II	23	17
	Grade III	6	7
	Grade IV	2	0
GI bleed		39	37	0.98
Serum BUN	< 25 mg/dL	36	35	0.78
	25-35 mg/dL	16	18
	> 35 mg/dL	40	34
Mean creatinine		2.33 ± 2.31	2.41 ± 2.48
CLIF-ACLF		49.57 ± 5.73	63.77 ± 6.36	< 0.001
Platelet count	1.5-4.5 × 103	30	25	0.87
	1-1.49 × 103	23	24
	50000-99999	30	27
	< 500000	9	11
INR	< 1.7	42	35	0.64
	1.7-2.3	26	30
	> 2.3	24	22
Bilirubin	< 2 mg/dL	25	33	0.30
	2-3 mg/dL	21	17
	> 3 mg/dL	46	37
Albumin	> 3.5 g/dL	4	6	0.30
	2.8-3.5 g/dL	40	42
	< 2.8 g/dL	48	39
Sodium	136-145 mEq/L	17	21	0.70
	126-135 mEq/L	59	52
	< 125 mEq/L	15	12
	> 135 mEq/L	1	2
Serum potassium	3.5-5.5 mEq/L	42	41	0.93
	< 3.5 mEq/L	33	29
	> 5.5 mEq/L	17	17
Child Pugh score	Class A	5	3	0.12
	Class B	24	35
	Class C	63	49
MELD-Na score	6-15	11	15	0.02
	16-25	34	39
	26-35	42	22
	> 35	5	11
Ascitic fluid protein	Low	55	54	0.75
	High	37	33

NA: Not available; MASH: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis; HE: Hepatic encephalopathy; GI: Gastrointestinal; BUN: Blood urea nitroge; INR: International normalized ratio; MELD-Na: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease-Sodium.